Gaudensius Blanc de Noir Etna DOC Firriato

CLASSIFICATION: D.O.C. Etna Spumante

GRAPE: Nerello Mascalese

PRODUCTION AREA: Territory of the municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) - Tenuta Cavanera Etnea

SOIL TYPE: Sandy with high drainage capacity

EXPOSURE: North East (650 m.a.s.l.)

TRAINING SYSTEM: Espalier with pruning with bilateral spurred cordon (royat cord)

PLANTS PER HECTARE: 3,500

YIELD PER HECTARE: 5.000 kg

GRAPE HARVEST: Manual harvest, 2nd week of September

FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE: 16°C

VINIFICATION: Soft pressing of whole grapes and fermentation at controlled temperature and refermentation in the bottle according to the "classic method"

AGING: In bottle in contact with yeasts for over 36 months with frequent "coupe de poignèe" to favor the olfactory complexity

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12.60% vol.

PH: 3.07 (medium value)

TOTAL ACIDITY: 7.75 g/lt (medium value)

SUGAR: 6 g/l (medium value)

FIRST HARVEST PRODUCED: 2009

SERVICE TEMPERATURE: 8°C

RECOMMENDED GLASS: From great sparkling wines

COLOR: pale straw yellow tending to bright gold

NOSE: clear, very fine and complex, with prevailing scents of berries, crusty bread, aniseed and mineral hints

PALATE: complex taste, well-bodied yet very fine. Lingering, sapid and mineral with a pleasant aftertaste of currants and almonds

PERLAGE: numerous bubbles, persistent, fine and elegant

CHARACTERISTICS: distinguished by a white, intense mousse and exuberant bead that make it a sparkling wine of rare intensity. The elegance

of Mount Etna’s wines is faithfully interpreted by Gaudensius, which represents a unique and evolving land at the highest level.

Produced by Firriato Simple Agricultural Company - Paceco - ITALY